Driver Licences

For Drivers other than Graduated Drivers:
An Administrative Driving Prohibition will be issued to any person whose concentration of alcohol exceeded 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood, OR who fails or refuses to comply with a demand...

Starting November 2017, the province is changing the way residents will receive a new driver’s licence and photo ID card. You will no longer receive your driver’s licence or photo ID card at an Access PEI service centre. Instead, your driver’s licence or...

You must have a Class 5 driver’s license to drive a personal car or light truck in PEI. Other classes of license are required if you want to drive a motor cycle, taxi or larger vehicle such as an ambulance, bus or tractor-trailer. Although a Class 5...

Under the Highway Traffic Act, any driver suspended under the Demerit Point System is required to complete a Driver Improvement Course within six months following reinstatement of their driver’s license.
The purpose of this course is to upgrade driving...

Under the Highway Traffic Act, anyone convicted of impaired driving for drugs, alcohol or a combination of drugs and alcohol, refusing the alcohol roadside screening test, or failing the breathalyzer test, e.g. having more than 0.08 blood alcohol content...

Students who have successfully completed the Driver Education Program may be required to complete a road test evaluation by Highway Safety. Names of the drivers will be randomly selected from each driving school with appointments scheduled at no cost....

The handbook is also available in Chinese version and Arabic version (online only).
You may choose to buy the Driver's Handbook (English and French) from any Access PEI location for a fee of $20.00 plus HST.

Can I get a refund for my driver’s license?
If your driver’s license does not expire in the next twelve months you may be eligible for a refund of a portion of the cost of the license. Refund amounts are based on the number of twelve-month periods...

You must pass a written knowledge test and a behind-the-wheel driving test for all license classes 1-5. To arrange an appointment for all driver’s license exams, contact any Access PEI location.
All beginner drivers are required to apply for an...

If you hold a valid foreign or out-of-province driver’s license, you may use it to drive in Prince Edward Island for up to four months after you become a resident. You may also need an International Driver’s Permit if your foreign license is not in...

Safety Guidelines for the Use of 15 Passenger Vans
A 15-Passenger Van is defined as a Bus and a Commercial Vehicle under the Highway Traffic Act [718 kb] .
According to legislation, "bus" means any motor vehicle designed for carrying more than ten...

All driving license and registration services, except for driving examinations, are offered at Access PEI locations across PEI.
Driving examinations are conducted at the Access PEI offices located in Alberton, Charlottetown, Montague, Souris and...

You must be 16 years of age or older to apply for your Instruction Driver’s Permit (Class 7 licence), sometimes called a Beginner’s Permit. You must present all the necessary documents, pay the required fee, and pass both a vision test and a written test...

Beginner drivers in PEI must follow a Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) system before a standard Class 5 driver’s license will be issued. It will take a minimum of three years to fully complete the three-stage GDL program, which gradually moves licensed...

If you lose your driver’s license, you can request a duplicate copy at Access PEI.
What is required to get a duplicate driver’s license?
You must appear at Access PEI in person
Complete the following two forms:
Driver License or Voluntary ID...

If you are under age 21 and in Stage 2 of the Graduated Driver Licensing Program you are restricted from driving at night between 1 a.m. and 5 a.m. unless you are accompanied by someone who has held a valid driver’s license for at least four years and...

Your PEI driver’s license is valid for three years only. To renew your driver’s license, you must appear in person at Access PEI to have your photo taken and your new card processed.
You may renew your driver’s license up to 5 months before the expiry...

MEDICAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING A COMMERCIAL VEHICLE IN THE UNITED STATES:
A commercial vehicle in the United States is defined as the following:Commercial motor vehicle means any self-propelled or towed motor vehicle used on a highway in interstate...

If you are an active volunteer firefighter, there is no cost to register your vehicle registration which includes first-time registration for 6-17 months for a new vehicle and annual vehicle registration renewal.
You must use the free vehicle...